Where does “країна” come from?
країна (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic краина, from Proto-Slavic krajina, from Proto-Slavic krajь, from Proto-Slavic krojiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krájīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European kroyh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European kroh₁y- — to sift, to separate.
країна (Ukrainian): country, land; region
Ancestry of “країна”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | краина | region; state, country |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krajina | frontier area, boundary area; region, area,... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krajь | edge, end |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krojiti | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | krájīˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁-eye-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kroyh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kroh₁y- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kreh₁y- | to sift, to separate |